☞ privatepri·vate /
5praivEt /
adjectiveNOT PUBLIC 非公开
1. [usually before noun] belonging to or for the use of a particular person or group; not for public use
私有的；私用的；自用的:
The sign said, 'Private property. Keep out.' 标牌上写着:"私人领地,禁止进入。"
Those are my father's private papers. 那些都是我父亲的私人文件。
The hotel has 110 bedrooms, all with private bathrooms. 这家旅馆有 110 间客房,各有独立衞生间。CONVERSATION / MEETING 谈话；会晤
2. intended for or involving a particular person or group of people, not for people in general or for others to know about
为一部份人的；私人的；秘密的:
a private conversation 私人交谈
They were sharing a private joke. 他们讲着外人听不懂的笑话。
Senior defence officials held private talks. 高级防务官员举行了秘密会谈。FEELINGS / INFORMATION 情感；信息
3. that you do not want other people to know about
SYN secret
内心的；隐秘的；私下的:
her private thoughts and feelings 她私下的想法和感情NOT OWNED / RUN BY STATE 非国有
4. [usually before noun] owned or managed by an individual person or an independent company rather than by the state
私立的；私营的；民营的:
private banks / companies / schools 私营银行/公司；私立学校
a programme to return many of the state companies to private ownership 把众多国营公司转为民营的计划
OPP public
5. [only before noun] working or acting for yourself rather than for the state or for a group or company, especially in health or education
个体的,独立的,私人的(尤指医疗或教育):
private doctors 私人医生
(BrE) If I can afford it, I think I'll go private (= pay for medical care rather than use the government service). 如果花得起,我想我会自费医疗的。NOT WORK 非工作
6. [usually before noun] not connected with your work or official position
与工作(或官职)无关的；个人的；私人的:
a politician's private life 政界人物的私生活QUIET 清静
7. where you are not likely to be disturbed; quiet
僻静的；不受打扰的:
Let's go somewhere a bit more private. 咱们另找个僻静些的地方吧。
OPP public
PERSON 人
8. [usually before noun] not wanting to share thoughts and feelings with other people
不愿吐露心思的；内向的；不爱交流思想感情的:
He's a very private person. 他是个闷葫芦。LESSONS 功课
9. [usually before noun] given by a teacher, etc. to six person or a small group of people for payment
私人教授的；个别传授的:
She gives private English lessons at weekends. 她周末给私人教授英语。MONEY 钱
10. that you receive from property or other sources but do not have to earn
由财产增溢的；间接收入的；非劳动所得的:
He has a private income. 他有一笔私人收入。• pri·vate·ly adv.:
Can we speak privately? 我们能单独谈谈吗？
In public he supported the official policy, but privately he was sure it would fail. 他明里支持这项官方政策,但暗中却相信它会失败。
a privately owned company 私营公司
Their children were educated privately. 他们的子女都是上私立学校的。
She smiled, but privately she was furious. 她面露微笑,但心里却十分气愤。 noun1. [C] (
abbr. Pte)
(BrE) a soldier of the lowest rank in the army
二等兵,列兵(级别最低的士兵):
Private (John) Smith 列兵(约翰)史密斯2. privates
[pl.] (
informal) =
private parts
IDIOMS ▪ in 'private
with nobody else present
私下地；没外人在场:
Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private? 有没有什么地方能让我们单独谈谈这件事？⇨ compare
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pri·vateI. \ˈprīvə̇t,
usu -ə̇d+V\
adjective
(
sometimes -er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English
privat, from Latin
privatus apart from the state, deprived of office, of or belonging to oneself, private, from past participle of
privare to deprive, release, from
privus single, private, set apart, for himself; akin to Latin
pro for — more at
for
1.
a. : intended for or restricted to the use of a particular person or group or class of persons
: not freely available to the public
< a private park >
< a private party >
b. : belonging to or concerning an individual person, company, or interest
< our private goods >
< private property >
< a private house >
< private means >
c.
(1) : restricted to the individual or arising independently of others
< private views >
< a private opinion >
(2) : carried on by an individual independently rather than under institutional or organizational direction or support
< private research >
(3) : being educated by independent study, under the direction of a tutor, or in a private school
< private students >
d.
(1) : affecting an individual or small group
: restricted
,
personal
< private malice >
< for your private satisfaction >
(2) : affecting the interests of a particular person, class or group of persons, or locality
: not general in effect
< private act >
— see
private bill
e. : of, relating to, or receiving hospital service in which the patient has more privileges than a semiprivate or ward patient (as in having his own doctor, a room to himself, and extended visiting hours)
2.
a.
(1) : not invested with or engaged in public office or employment
< a private citizen >
(2) : not related to or dependent on one's official position
: personal
< private correspondence >
b. of military personnel : of the lowest rank
: having attained no title of rank or distinction
< fought through the revolution as a private soldier >
c.
(1) : manufactured, made, or issued by other than government means
< private mailing card >
< private stamp >
(2) : issued by private not public authority but acceptable as money either because of intrinsic value or exchange value guaranteed by issuer
< a private coin >
< private currency >
d. of clothing : civilian
— used especially by the Salvation Army
3.
a. : sequestered from company or observation
: withdrawn from public notice
< a private retreat >
b. : free from the company of others
: alone
< let us go where we can be private >
c. : not known publicly or carried on in public
: not open
: secret
< private negotiations >
< a private understanding >
< private prayer >
especially : intended only for the persons involved
< a private conversation >
— compare
confidential
d. : having knowledge not publicly available
: holding a confidential relationship to something
< you are private to all my affairs >
e. obsolete : peculiar to a particular person
f. : being or considered unsuitable for public mention, use, or display — used especially of the genital organs
II. noun
(
-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin
privatus, from
privatus, adjective, private
1. archaic : one not in public life or office
2. obsolete
a. : a secret message
: a private communication
b. : personal interest
: particular business
c. : privacy
,
retirement
d. : intimate
3. privates plural : genitalia
,
part
1 d (3)
4. : a person having neither commissioned nor noncommissioned rank in a group organized along military lines
: a private soldier: as
a. : an enlistee or draftee in the army just below a private first class and above a recruit or in the marine corps at the lowest level
b. : a fire fighter in an organized force below officer rank
5. : civilian dress for use when off duty — used by the Salvation Army
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